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Home Research Research Library Primary Care Practices’ Abilities And Challenges In Using Electronic Health Record Data For Quality Improvement Primary Care Practices’ Abilities And Challenges In Using Electronic Health Record Data For Quality Improvement 2018 Author(s) Cohen, Deborah J, Dorr, D A, Knierim, K, DuBard, C Annette, Hemler, J R, Hall, J D, Marino, Miguel, Solberg, Leif I, McConnell, K J, Nichols, L M, Nease, D E, Edwards, S T, Wu, W Y, Pham-Singer, H, Kho, A N, Phillips, Robert L, Rasmussen, L V, Duffy, F D, and Balasubramanian, Bijal A Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT), Measurement, Payment, and Quality Of Care Volume Health Affairs Source Health Affairs Federal value-based payment programs require primary care practices to conduct quality improvement activities, informed by the electronic reports on clinical quality measures that their electronic health records (EHRs) generate. To determine whether EHRs produce reports adequate to the task, we examined survey responses from 1,492 practices across twelve states, supplemented with qualitative data. Meaningful-use participation, which requires the use of a federally certified EHR, was associated with the ability to generate reports-but the reports did not necessarily support quality improvement initiatives. Practices reported numerous challenges in generating adequate reports, such as difficulty manipulating and aligning measurement time frames with quality improvement needs, lack of functionality for generating reports on electronic clinical quality measures at different levels, discordance between clinical guidelines and measures available in reports, questionable data quality, and vendors that were unreceptive to changing EHR configuration beyond federal requirements. The current state of EHR measurement functionality may be insufficient to support federal initiatives that tie payment to clinical quality measures. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2004 The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community Go to The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community 2017 Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration Go to Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration 2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care 2013 Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions Go to Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions
Author(s) Cohen, Deborah J, Dorr, D A, Knierim, K, DuBard, C Annette, Hemler, J R, Hall, J D, Marino, Miguel, Solberg, Leif I, McConnell, K J, Nichols, L M, Nease, D E, Edwards, S T, Wu, W Y, Pham-Singer, H, Kho, A N, Phillips, Robert L, Rasmussen, L V, Duffy, F D, and Balasubramanian, Bijal A Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT), Measurement, Payment, and Quality Of Care Volume Health Affairs Source Health Affairs
ABFM Research Read all 2004 The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community Go to The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community 2017 Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration Go to Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration 2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care 2013 Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions Go to Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions
2004 The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community Go to The Future of Family Medicine: a collaborative project of the family medicine community
2017 Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration Go to Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration
2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care
2013 Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions Go to Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions